An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

Yo, Adrian!

This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.